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Ukraine hits Moscow with one of its largest drone attacks in two years
France 24 • • world
Key Points:
- A massive drone attack involving 650 drones targeted Moscow overnight, killing two people and causing a warehouse fire, according to Russian authorities.
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stated that most of the drones were intercepted, with 105 shot down near the city itself.
- The attack is the second-largest drone assault on Moscow and its surrounding region in the past two years, amid escalating long-range strikes by both Ukraine and Russia on civilian and industrial targets.
- Russian forces also conducted strikes on Ukrainian Black Sea ports and data centers, targeting military supply vessels and infrastructure, as reported by Russia's Defence Ministry.
- Russia has announced plans to intensify strikes on infrastructure targets, including Kyiv, as winter approaches.
